TGCA Bingo

Bingo information

General Information

TGCA community bingo is every Sunday and Tuesday including civic and stat holidays – excluding Christmas Day and New Years Day.

Doors open at 4:00 pm.

Bingo office open from 4:30 – 9:15 pm. Any later inquiry at the bingo office will have to wait until cash balancing is complete.

The TGCA has an ATM that’s located in the main lobby, next to the hall.  

Cash payments at the wicket only. No other forms of payment are accepted at TGCA community bingo.

The TGCA does not use digi-machines. Paper cards and daubers only. Daubers may be purchased at the canteen. 

Admission is paid when you’ve purchased your cards. If you are attending TGCA’s bingo, you must pay admission. 

Wheelchair ramp on the Southwest side of the building. 

Cash, debit, credit and TGCA gift card are accepted at the canteen. 

Phone the bingo office: 403-274-6840 ext. 110. 

Attention cellular phone users!

Please be courteous to those around you and refrain from using your cellular phone during bingo games, as it is very disruptive to your fellow bingo players.

You must be 18 years of age or older to:

  • Play bingo

  • Attend bingo

  • Purchase bingo cards

  • Purchase ball tickets

Evening schedule

Doors open 4 pm

Card sales 5 pm

Games begin 6:15 pm

Card prices

Double $1.00

Combo #2 $1.50

Combo #3 $2.00

Games

Two loonie pots

Hot balls

5 Nickle games

27 regular games

Progressive Bonanza

Progressive Special games

Bowling Lane/Anchor

Champagne glass/heart

Houdini 

The TGCA Bingo Evening Program

We play bingo every Sunday and Tuesday evening at 6:15 pm. Doors open at 4 pm and card sales are at 5 pm.

  1. Must pay by cash for your nickel and regular card games.
  2. 5 Nickel games, variety of game patterns.
  3. 27 Regular games, variety of game patterns.
  4. 3 Progressive Special games. Progressive games start at 16 numbers-$600, 17 numbers-$700, 18 numbers-$800, and the money increases and the number increases by one until the prize has been won. At that time, the games start over at the original numbers and monies.
  5. Double Action game is % payout and given away at every bingo night.
  6. Progressive Bonanza game starts at 42 numbers for $4000. The game increases by one number until one, and if the game reaches 54 numbers, the prize increases by 17% money and one number until won. When the Progressive Bonanza is won, it starts over at 42 numbers and $4000.
  7. Loonie Pots. We play 2 Loonie Pots per bingo event. Pot #1 can be won on any Regular game, except the Blackout game. Loonie Pot #2 can be won on the Blackout games only. The prizes increase every event until won, and the pots start over at $0.

We play 5 levels of regular cards. All prizes are split according to the level of cards played and the number of winners.

The more money you spend; the more money you win! If you have a winning card, YELL “BINGO!” loud and hold up your winning card.

Balls There are many types of Ball games and they will require a different number of Ball numbers on each ticket to win the prize. The prize may be $300, $500 or $1000. The caller will announce the Ball game and series number on the back of the ticket before each game is played. When all the numbers the numbers are covered on your ticket, YELL “BALLS!” A radio volunteer will come to your table to verify the numbers with the caller.

All game cards played will be verified by the Radio Volunteer to the caller, who will then verify them on the monitor for all customers to see.

Bingo is a fun night out. Come and have a good time and make some new friends!